Best self-hosted Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels apps

Utilities for managing game servers and game libraries.

20 open source Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.

Sunshine

★ 38,526

Remote game stream host for Moonlight with support up to 120 frames per second and 4K resolution.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels GPL-3.0

RomM

★ 9,048

ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels AGPL-3.0

Pterodactyl

★ 8,971

Management panel for game servers, with an intuitive UI for end users.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels MIT

LinuxGSM

★ 4,847

CLI tool for deployment and management of dedicated game servers on Linux: more than 120 games are supported.

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Pelican Panel

★ 2,125

Web application for easy management of game servers, offering a user-friendly interface for deploying, configuring, and managing servers, server monitoring tools, and extensive customization options (fork of Pterodactyl).

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels AGPL-3.0

Retrom

★ 1,986

Private cloud game library distribution server + frontend/launcher.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels GPL-3.0

PufferPanel

★ 1,707

Game server management panel designed for both small networks and game server providers.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels Apache-2.0

Gameyfin

★ 1,034

Video game library manager with automatic scanning, web access, downloads, and plugin support.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels AGPL-3.0

Gaseous Server

★ 902

Game ROM manager with a built-in web-based emulator using multiple sources to identify and provide metadata.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels AGPL-3.0

Lancache

★ 887

LAN Party game caching made easy.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels MIT

Ownfoil

★ 846

Nintendo Switch library manager, with automated management tasks (file identification and organization, missing updates/DLC), serving your library to multiple supported clients on your Switch, with shop customization and multi user authentication.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels AGPL-3.0

Drop

★ 652

Game distribution platform, designed for distributing and sharing DRM-free games efficiently (alternative to Steam, GameVault).

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels AGPL-3.0

auto-mcs

★ 463

Cross-platform Minecraft server manager.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels AGPL-3.0

Calagopus

★ 428

Modern game server management panel. Deploy, monitor, and manage Minecraft, Hytale, and other game servers with industry-leading performance.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels MIT

SourceBans++

★ 372

Admin, ban, and communication management system for games running on the Source engine.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels CC-BY-SA-4.0

GameVault

★ 318

Organize, download, and play DRM-free games from your own server, complete with metadata enrichment and user-friendly interface.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

EasyWI

★ 245

Easy-Wi is a Web-interface that allows you to manage server daemons like gameservers. In addition it provides you with a CMS which includes a fully automated game- and voiceserver lending service.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels GPL-3.0

Crafty Controller

★ 234

Minecraft launcher and manager that allows users to start and administer Minecraft servers from a user-friendly interface.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels GPL-3.0

Minus Games

★ 45

Sync games and save files across multiple devices.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels MIT

GameAP

★ 34

Game Administration Panel for managing game servers on Linux and Windows.

Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels MIT

Frequently asked questions

What are the best self-hosted Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels tools?

Among the 20 options, the most popular include Sunshine, RomM, Pterodactyl. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.

Is there a free open source alternative for Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels?

Yes — all 20 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.

Where can I host a Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels app?

On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.